Background

The UN Department of Peace Operations developed a suite of training packages to prepare peacekeepers for their deployment to UN missions. Amongst these packages are the Specialised / Reinforcement Training Materials for specific military duties and military units.

In the peacekeeping environment, United Nations personnel may operate in remote areas with fragile security conditions that are often affected by explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Peace Operations are evolving and adapting in this complex operational environment. United Nations Staff Peacekeepers, specifically commanders and planners, are required to undergo a robust pre-deployment training program in accordance with DPO's Operational Readiness Assurance and Performance Standards.

This Reinforcement Training Material (RTP) packet will provide member states with the UN pre-deployment requirements, lessons, and materials specifically designed for operation in ERW and IED-affected missions. The intent and content of this RTP are not to duplicate guidelines and training materials that are already outlined in United Nations Military Core Pre-Deployment Training Materials (CPTM) or United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSO); instead, these training materials focus on the mitigation measures and will supplement existing planning and command skills.

Aim

These training materials aim to provide troop-contributing countries with a comprehensive awareness training package to enable anyone deployed on operations in an ERW or IED-affected environment to operate and move safely.  This training package combines both theory and practical.  This RTP includes exercises, as well as comprehensive scenario-based exercises, which can be run at the end of a course to strengthen participants’ understanding of how to better operate in a UN Peacekeeping environment. The training packages are designed for application in both pre-deployment and in-mission training.

Target audience

The intended recipients of this RTP are all people deploying on peace operations where there is a risk of ERW and IEDs.

Explosive Hazard Awareness Training (EHAT) - Instructor Guide

Lesson 1.1 Introduction to Explosive Hazards

Lesson 1.2 Service Munitions

Lesson 1.3 IED Fundementals and Types of IEDs

Lesson 2.1 C-IED Mission Enabling Assets

Lesson 2.2 Incident Response - 5Cs

Lesson 2.3 Ground Sign Awareness

Lesson 2.4 Vulnerable Points and Areas

Lesson 2.5 C-IED Checks

Lesson 2.6 Basic Search

Lesson 2.7 Mine Awareness Training

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